Polish minority in Germany
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Polish minority in Germany is the Polish community in Germany. It is the second biggest Polonia in the world and biggest in Europe, numbering around 2 million people.[1] As many as three million people living in Germany may be of Polish descent, although the vast majority of these identify themselves as Germans. The main Polonia organization in Germany are Union of Poles in Germany and Congress of Polonia in Germany. Polish surnames are relativly common in Germany.
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[edit] Famous Polish-Germans
Polish-Germans are people of Polish descent living in German or vice versa; who have either recently immigrated from one of those countries to another or have otherwise strong ties with both countries.
- Nicolaus Copernicus, Astronomer
- Jan Matejko, Painter
- Daria Bijak, Gymnast.
- Miroslav Klose, football player.
- Dariusz Michalczewski, former boxer
- Lukas Podolski, football player.
- Ernst Pohl, former football player
- Marcel Reich-Ranicki, former literary critic
- Dariusz Wosz, football player.
